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US shuts down Iran's maritime trade despite optimism for more talks

DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday its military had complete...

15th April, 2026

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Finance

Stocks rise, blockade holds, talks may resume

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Global equities are...

15th April, 2026

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Rattled by Trump, US allies eye Japan's biggest arms opening since WW2

By John Geddie and Tim Kelly TOKYO, April 15 (Reuters) - Japan's imminent easing of arms export rule...

15th April, 2026

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A shipment of Austrian timber and its tortuous new route to Qatar

By Andrew Mills, Nazih Osseiran and Sarah El Safty DOHA, April 15 (Reuters) - Until the Iran war, sh...

15th April, 2026

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Britain's Prince Harry speaks of struggles of fatherhood on Australia tour

By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY, April 15 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry spoke on Wednesday of the strugg...

15th April, 2026

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Finance

Asian shares scale six-week peak on hopes for US-Iran peace talks

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, April 15 (Reuters) - Asian stocks tracked Wall Street higher on Wednesday as h...

15th April, 2026

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Iran war promises green edge for Asia as plastic packaging runs short

By Minwoo Park, Kaori Kaneko and John Geddie SEOUL/TOKYO, April 15 (Reuters) - An 'eco-friendly' ran...

15th April, 2026

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Finance

Safe-haven dollar near six-week lows on hopes of fresh Iran talks

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, April 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar lingered near six-week lows on Wed...

15th April, 2026

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Oil prices fall for a second day on expectations US-Iran talks may resume

By Katya Golubkova TOKYO, April 15 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday on expe...

15th April, 2026

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Finance

Strait of Hormuz traffic barely affected on first day of US blockade, data shows

By Florence Tan, Mariko Katsumura and Jonathan Saul SINGAPORE/LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - The first...

14th April, 2026

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Google sued by rival app store Aptoide over alleged monopoly

By Jonathan Stempel April 14 (Reuters) - A new antitrust lawsuit on Tuesday accuses Google of shutti...

14th April, 2026

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Volkswagen faces Q1 charge after halting EV production in Tennessee, analysts say

BERLIN, April 14 (Reuters) - Volkswagen is expected to take a hit to first-quarter earnings from the...

14th April, 2026